P.O.F. production

[limpetmine]

I'll take this on. Now, I'm not the fastest guy on the block, but I'll giver a go.
I've got a 1952 POF Mk 1, and a couple of Maltby's to compare to; I've got at 1963 POF MK II that I'll compare to a 1955 PF.
As an oblique comment, does anyone have an Enfield data sheet like the M-1 nuts have and use? They are quite useful, and form a base of knowledge from where to start analysis. Perhaps we [ the Milsurp community ] should develop one.

[Badger]

I'll take this on. Now, I'm not the fastest guy on the block, but I'll giver a go.

Thank you ....

Regards,
Badger (Doug)

[Peter Laidler]

No4 rifle is all BA thread form. No1 rifle is threads over a diameter! We have a chart of what threads will clear out from that to BA sizes in order to use No4 screws. but if you do that, the rifle ain't original.....................

But, offhand, the band screws can be cleared out to 4BA............

[SpikeDD]

This is indeed interesting.

BSA FTR's to Mk. 1/2, 1/3 have dates as late as 1957 on them. The dozen or so examples I have are all fitted with M47C marked barrels, bolt bodies, cocking pieces and stock sets. Then there is the M47C marked, 1958 dated cocking piece below. Does it make sense to say "someone" was doing something on BSA Shirley equipment as late as 1958 ?



I couldn't edit my original post with a new pic ( I accidentally moved the photo from picturetrail ) so I will re post the pic here.

[Peter Laidler]

BSA were certainly doing FTR and Mk1 and 1* to 1/2 and 1/3 conversions on contract to whoever needed them doing in the big commercial world. But not, as I understand it, for the UK military because the Ministry of Supply had enough problems keeping work for their own factories. But they weren't making NEW rifles.

Nice gun you're shooting in the side pic DD

[SpikeDD]

Thanks Peter, Maybe you have shot it as well while visiting Brian ? Don't get to shoot them very often as they are illegal in New Jersey.

My post of the 58' dated cocking piece was to help support that the Shirley plant equipment couldn't have been in Pakistan making POF Mk.1's in 1952 and as you say, Maltby stayed in England so, that would help narrow down just what was sent to POF and by whom, in the early 50's.